DAY FIVE - Solar Car Driving Miles Available 129.9 Miles
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DAY FIVE - Solar Car Driving Miles Available – 129.9 miles Manhattan, Kansas to Fremont, Nebraska – US 24/ US 77/ Interstate 80/ US 77 Thursday, July 21, 2016
D5-p1
(1) Return to Fort Riley Blvd traveling East. Road will “Y’ left into US 24.
(2) Follow US 24 West for 15.5 miles to the junction of US 77. Take US 77 North. Note: We are in the famous Flint Hills of Kansas
(3) In 8.6 miles, you will be in Randolph, Kansas. Note the old stone house!
(4) Turn right into the parking lot at the Union State Bank Sign. The race will begin at the City of Randolph sign in front of the Senior Citizen Center.
0.0 RACE START Turn right at Stop Sign. This is a two land road without shoulders
0.5 Blue Valley High School
0.6 Hill with steep incline. Teams may want to trailer this hill.
1.7 Big downhill
2.3 Fancy Creek Note: take great care here. The road has guard rails so that you can’t leave the road, but it also limits your maneuverability.
3.2 Hill
4.0 Road flattens
5.8 If you are trailering your solar car, there is a park on the left to unload your vehicle.
6.1 Hill
7.3 Small hill Note: use great care due to steep drop-offs
8.7 Small hill
9.4 Marshall County Line Note: Road Work ahead!
10.0 Red Light for road work. Note: this is for a bridge repair. There is only one lane here.
10.3 Uphill after the bridge
11.5 This is a flat two lane road with small shoulders
15.1 Hill
16.0 Hill Note: there will be a steep downhill into the Town of Waterville. Use great care with brakes!
17.7 Stop Sign – Red Light. Turn right continuing to follow US 77 D5-p2 17.9 In old Kansas town of Valley Heights
18.2 Railroad Crossing This is a two lane road with small shoulders. Good Road
19.8 Valley Heights High School
20.3 Small bridge
21.0 Small hill
21.8 City of Blue Rapids, Kansas
22.2 Downhill into the small town.
22.5 Uphill. Note: this is a two lane road with shoulders
22.7 Bumpy ahead
22.8 Uphill in town
23.0 Bumpy
23.3 Good road, but use care about steep drop offs! Note: Teams may want to consider trailering due to hills. Trailering could continue until Rest Stop.
23.8 Big Blue River Bridge – uphill
24.1 Extended uphill
25.5 Small up. Note extended uphill ahead.
29.9 Big downhill. Use Care!
30.5 Steep uphill
31.6 Uphill
32.6 Road has guard rails with small shoulders
32.7 Uphill
33.9 Spring Creek Bridge over railroad
34.1 Marysville Note: downhill into the town. We will be turning into park on the left
34.2 Turn left into park for Rest Stop. Note: Marysville Senior High School on right.
REST STOP
0.0 Turn left coming out of the Park. Note: Bump when moving out left onto 10th Street
0.1 Uphill into town. Note: use care not to roll backwards. D5-p3 0.2 US 77 turns left at the uphill light. Use great care not to roll backward. This is Center Street.
0.3 In the old town of Marysville, Kansas
0.35 Light Note: bumpy into town
0.6 Overpass over Railroads. Note: coal trains below
1.2 Road “Y’s” to the right. Continue following US 77
1.4 Steep uphill ahead. There is a road shoulder on the right if you need to trailer.
1.5 Road is two lanes with no shoulder
1.7 Great old home on left.
2.1 Steep uphill with no shoulder. Note: use great care due to drop offs on left!
3.0 Road flattens
3.5 Railroad Crossing – bumpy tracks Note: Union Pacific coal trains Note: This is a two lane road without shoulders
6.2 Small bridge, followed by relatively flat road
10.8 Uphill
11.0 Little White Church ahead
11.8 Uphill
12.3 Nebraska State Line Note: road is still two lanes without shoulders
15.2 Flashing Yellow Light
15.4 Hill
16.2 Cemetery on right
18.0 Uphill
19.0 Downhill into a right turn. Slow down! Use care!
19.9 Big Indian Creek
20.3 Town of Wymore – small uphill Road is two lanes with small shoulders in town
Note: Uphills ahead. Teams may want to trailer to the outskirts of Beatrice and then drive through town.
21.5 Road “Y’s” to the left
23.3 Uphill ahead D5-p4 23.5 Bridge
23.7 Uphill (no road shoulders)
24.4 Uphill
25.8 Road has two lanes with shoulders
28.1 Uphill, but road has shoulders
29.0 Uphill
30.3 Uphill Note: City of Beatrice ahead [be sure to drive solar car in town]
32.2 Beatrice Road has two lanes with shoulders
32.6 Overpass – 4 lanes
33.0 Road has four lanes with no shoulders. Stay in the right lane.
33.5 Big Blue River Bridge Note: bumpy town streets)
34.1 Light (slight uphill). Note: continue to follow US 77
34.2 Light
34.25 Light
34.4 Light – Courthouse on the right
34.6 Light
35.1 Light
35.4 Light
35.7 Light, followed by uphill Road becomes four land divided highway with no shoulders
36.6 Light Note: Walmart on right if you need a Rest Stop
37.8 This is a four lane divided highway with shoulders
38.7 Uphill
41.2 Rolling hills ahead, but you have shoulders!
41.9 Uphill
45.6 Uphill
50.6 Indian Creek followed by uphill
57.7 Cortland City Note: this is a four lane divided highway D5-p5 53.2 Lancaster County
56.5 City of Princeton
58.8 Uphill
61.4 Salt Creek (bumpy bridge)
62.0 Driving under overpass
62.7 Closed Weigh Station is on the right! Pull off and trailer solar cars.
SOLAR CARS TRAILERED
Trailering Instructions
(1) Teams can secure lunch in Lincoln, Nebraska. Note: Gas Station and Subway at Saltillo Road Note: Exit 399 offers a variety of fast food restaurants
(2) Road “Y’s” – follow US 77
(3) Road “Y’s” again – you are now on Interstate 80 and US 77. Don’t speed! Many “speed traps” ahead!
(4) Exit Interstate 80 at Exit 405. Follow US 77 North approximately 11 miles.
(5) Shortly after entering Sanders County, you will see Mills Squeege Gas Station on right. This is in the Town of Ceresco. Untrailer the solar cars and begin driving. Race restarts at the “Welcome to Ceresco” sign.
0.0 [At Stop Sign entering US 77] Note: This is a four lane divided highway with small shoulders
4.1 Small bridge followed by extended uphill.
9.8 Overpass followed by light. Use care to be able to stop at light!
10.2 Light
12.6 Wahoo!
12.7 Downhill to lake
13.6 Yellow light
14.0 Road narrows to two lanes with shoulders
16.5 Creek Bridge – bridge is bumpy
18.6 Yellow light. Turn left at yellow light continuing to follow US 77. Note: road is two lanes with shoulders
21.2 Uphill
21.8 Uphill [Rolling hills here]
23.6 Junction. Continue following US 77 straight ahead D5-p6 24.4 Christmas Tree Farm on left!
25.4 Rolling hills ahead! Trailer if necessary!
29.7 Dodge County
30.0 Four lane bridge
30.1 City of Inglewood
31.3 Fremont, Nebraska Note: 4 lanes with no shoulders
31.6 Light
31.8 Steep bridge! Use care!
32.4 Light
32.5 Light Note: this is a three lane road with no shoulders in Fremont
32.9 Light Note: road becomes two lane
33.0 Turn right off US 77 (Broad Street) at 23rd Street. Note: Display location is pending.
Getting to Hotels
(1) Continue traveling North on US 77 (Broad Street).
(2) Turn right on 23rd Street. Holiday Inn Express is 3 miles on the left.
Alternative Display – Fremont High School